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. 2017 Sep 22;19(9):e321. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7668

Table 2.

Sample key characteristics at hospital admission by group.

Patient characteristics IN@a, n=126 TAUb, n=127
Body mass index, in kg/m2, at prebaseline; mean (SD)c 21.49 (2.96) 21.99 (3.85)
Age, in years, at prebaseline; mean (SD)c 25.67 (7.18) 26.26 (6.92)
Duration of illness in years at prebaseline, mean (SD)c 6.62 (5.59) 7.65 (6.28)
Objective binge eating episodes per week in the past 3 months at prebaseline, mean (SD)c 13.72 (11.93) 15.67 (17.11)
Objective binge eating episodes per week in the past 2 weeks at baseline, mean (SD)c 0.48 (1.37) 0.66 (2.09)
Vomiting episodes per week in the past 3 months at prebaseline, mean (SD)c 18.10 (19.67) 18.73 (20.44)
Vomiting episodes per week in the past 2 weeks at baseline, mean (SD)c 0.63 (1.47) 0.80 (2.16)
Episodes of all compensatory behaviors per week in the past 3 months at prebaseline, mean (SD)c 22.57 (20.31) 23.39 (20.13)
Episodes of all compensatory behaviors per week in the past 2 weeks at baseline, mean (SD)c 1.49 (2.48) 1.71 (2.96)
Abstinent from binge eating and compensatory behaviors in the past 2 weeks at baseline, n (%)c 68 (54.0) 71 (55.9)
Any prior psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment, n (%) 107 (84.9) 107 (84.2)
History of anorexia nervosa (AN), n (%)c 41 (32.5) 58 (45.6)
Current affective disorder at prebaseline, n (%)d 50 (39.7) 44 (34.6)
Current anxiety disorder at prebaseline, n (%)d 58 (46.0) 41 (32.3)
Current substance abuse disorder at prebaseline, n (%)d 1 (0.7) 7 (5.5)

aIN@: Web-based aftercare intervention.

bTAU: Treatment as usual.

cAccording to modified Structured Interview for Anorexia and Bulimia nervosa (SIAB-EX [42]).

dAccording to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis (SCID [43]).